Thursday, October 17, 2024

Fall 2024 Agranoff Lectureship in Neuroscience: "Memory and Engrams: The Eras Tour"

3:30 PM

Kahn Auditorium & Atrium
Biomedical Science Research Building (BSRB)

This event is being held as part of the Bernard W. Agranoff Lecture in Neuroscience, featuring Sheena Josselyn, Ph.D., University of Toronto. This lectureship honors the late Bernard W. Agranoff, a leader in biochemistry and an internationally recognized expert in the neurosciences. A reception will follow the presentation.

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Final Fall 2024 Agranoff Program (1).pdf
Event Program

Sheena Josselyn, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Physiology
University of Toronto
Brain Research and Integrated Neurophysiology B.R.A.I.N. Platform Research Divisions
Faculty Profile

Dr. Josselyn is interested in understanding how the brain encodes, stores and uses information. Several human disorders (ranging from autism spectrum disorder to Alzheimer’s disease) may stem from disrupted information processing. Therefore, this basic knowledge is not only critical for understanding normal brain function, but also vital for the development of new treatment strategies for these disorders. Dr. Josselyn’s lab’s examines how the physical or functional representation of a memory in the brain (a memory trace or “engram”) is formed and used in mice.

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